Kunio Egashira (江頭 邦雄, Egashira Kunio?, October 1, 1937[1] - April 7, 2008) was the Japanese chairman of Ajinomoto, a Japanese food company which specializes in seasoning and flavorings.
Egashira was born in Nagasaki Prefecture and graduated from Hitotsubashi University with a degree in economics.[1]
Egashira became president of Ajinomoto in June 1997.[2] He pushed through a very aggressive array of business reforms as president. He realignment Ajinomoto to focus on growith areas within the food industry, with an emphasis on amino acid technology.[2]
Egashira became president following a scandal at the company. His predecessor stepped down as president to take over the managerial responsibility at Ajinomoto.[2] Two company officials were indicted for making illegal payments to corporate racketeers.[2]
Egashira became chairman of the company in June 2005.[2]
Kunio Egashira died on April 7, 2008, of pancreatic cancer at the age of 70.[2]
References
^ a b "江頭邦雄：イザ！" (in Japanese). Iza. 2006-07-26. http://www.iza.ne.jp/izaword/word/%25E6%25B1%259F%25E9%25A0%25AD%25E9%2582%25A6%25E9%259B%2584/. Retrieved 2008-04-21.
^ a b c d e f Uranaka, Taiga (2008-04-09). "Ajinomoto chairman Kunio Egashira, 70, dies". Reuters. http://www.reuters.com/article/marketsNews/idUST17677720080409. Retrieved 2008-04-19.
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